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 | From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor Before I had a kid I, like so many parents before me, read all the parenting books I could get my hands on. Drs. Sears, Spock, Ferber, Brazelton, and Weissbluth all took their place on my nightstand in the second trimester. Ultimately, though, I found the most entertainment (and comfort) in books about baby brain development (Einstein Never Used Flash Cards was a personal favorite) and anthropological studies. For anything else I need to know, Dr. Google is always on call. | |
'How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm' by Mei-Ling Hopgood
A surprise hit in the literary world, this book studies the widely divergent parenting methods used by different groups of people around the globe. The moral of the story? There's no right way, and you're doing a perfectly fine job raising your kids. It's still fun to know how others do it, though.
| 'Bringing Up Bebe' by Pamela Druckerman
Another one that's making the rounds among parents and non-parents alike, this tome is either inspiring or offending every mom-blogger on the web. It certainly has some appeal (who doesn't want a kid who eats their vegetables and chicken livers with glee?), but does it promote an unrealistic ideal for American parents?
| 'When I Was a Child I Read Books' by Marilynne Robinson
On my fairly short list of goals as a mother is a to raise an adult who looks back and utters the title sentence of this book. Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Marilynne Robinson presents this collection of inspirational essays about her life as a writer, her views on the world and politics and God, and various and sundry other topics. It's a dense, meaty read that's perfect for nonfiction and memoir fans.
| The Orange Prize Longlist
Not into nonfiction? No worries. The longlist has been released for the 2012 Orange Prize, and, no surprise, it's a great bunch of novels. If your book club needs ideas, or you just want to catch up on the best of the best of the past year, these books are a great jumping-off point.
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